Display stand

Abstract

A foldable, point-of-purchase display stand is disclosed. The display stand is manufactured from a piece sheet of corrugated board. The display stand has a shelf that is secured by a hook affixed with a pop rivet or eyelet. The disclosed stand is stable for weight-bearing for use in the advertising industry for displaying books and magazines. The display stand of the invention is quickly and easily assembled.

We claim:  
     
       1. A foldable display comprising: 
       a body and at least one shelf, said body and at least one shelf being a single corrugated paperboard structure;  
       the body comprising a back panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a front panel, a krack score along a horizontal plane through the body in an assembled position for folding the display stand and means for supporting and securing said shelf against side panels;  
       the back panel comprising a top edge, a top portion, a bottom edge and two lateral edges, wherein the top portion extends upwardly and has a foldable section extending frontwardly to form a portion of the top shelf and contains a proximal and a distal end, the foldable section of the back panel further contains a slit at the fold of the proximal end at the junction with the top portion, and a relatively square opening at the distal end;  
       the first and the second side panels extend from the lateral edges of the back panel to the front panel; each side panel comprises a bottom edge, a top edge, a front edge and a back edge; wherein the top edge of the side panels is stepped forming a two-step like configuration having the lowest point at the front edge of the panel; the side panels further having an opening at a midpoint between the front edge and the back edge near the top edge of the panel for receiving said means for supporting and securing said shelf; the first and second side panels having a foldable plane along a vertical plane through the midpoint of the panels for folding the display stand;  
       the front panel comprises a top edge, a bottom edge, two lateral edges continuous with the front edges of the side panels, and consists of the same width as the back panel; the front panel folds at the height of the front edge of the side panels to form the front portion of the display stand and the top edge of the front panel, the front panel further comprises a foldable portion having a means for engaging with the foldable portion of the back panel to form the top portion of the stand comprising the lower shelf and top shelf; the top portion of the front panel further comprising lips for preventing an article being display from slipping of the stand;  
       the means for supporting and securing said shelf engages the foldable portion of the front panel with the side panels through the openings in the side panels to stabilize the display stand and to prevent the first and second shelves from collapsing, wherein the means for supporting and securing said shelf comprises a separate hooks of a second material affixed by means for attaching.  
     
     
       2. The display stand according to  claim 1 , wherein the engaging means of the foldable portion of the front panel comprises an extension of the panel configured to securely fit into the opening of the top portion of the back panel. 
     
     
       3. The display stand according to  claim 1 , further comprising the bottom edges of the front, back and side panels of all in the same horizontal plane forming a stable base for the display stand. 
     
     
       4. The display stand according to  claim 1 , wherein the display stand comprises two shelves and two pockets. 
     
     
       5. The display stand according to  claim 1 , wherein each shelf comprises at least one pockets. 
     
     
       6. The display stand according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for attaching are chosen from the group consisting of a pop rivet and an eyelet. 
     
     
       7. A foldable display stand comprising a single corrugated paperboard structure; said paperboard structure having a substantially rectangular shape in the form of a box, comprising in the assembled position: 
       a back panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a front panel, a top shelf, a lower shelf, and a means for supporting and securing said shelf against side panels;  
       the back panel comprising a top edge, a top portion, a bottom edge and two lateral edges, wherein the top portion extends upwardly and has a foldable section extending forwardly to form a portion of the top shelf and contains a proximal and a distal end, the foldable section of the back panel further contains a slit at the fold of the proximal end at the junction with the top portion, and a relatively square opening at the distal end;  
       the first and the second side panels extend from the lateral edges of the back panel to the front panel; each side panel comprises a bottom edge, a top edge, a front edge and a back edge; wherein the top edge of the of the side panel is stepped forming a two-step like configuration having the lowest point at the front edge of the panel; the side panels further having an opening at a midpoint between the front and the back edge near the top edge of the panel for receiving said means for supporting and securing said shelf; the first and second side panels having a foldable plane along a vertical plane through the midpoint of the panels for folding the display stand;  
       the front panel comprises a top edge, a bottom edge, two lateral edges continuous with the front edges of the side panels, and consists of the same width as the back panel; the front panel folds at the height of the font edge of the side panels to form the front portion of the display stand and the top edge of the front panel the front panel further comprises a foldable portion having a means for engaging with the top portion of the back panel to form the top portion of the stand comprising the lower shelf and top shelf; the foldable portion of the front panel further comprising lips for preventing an article from slipping of the stand;  
       the means for supporting and securing said shelf engage the foldable portion of the frontal panel with the side panels through the openings in the side panels to stabilize the display stand and to prevent the first and second shelves from collapsing, wherein the means for supporting and securing said shelf comprises a separate hooks of a second material affixed by means for attaching.  
     
     
       8. The display stand according to  claim 7 , wherein the engaging means of the foldable portion of the front panel comprises an extension of the panel configured to securely fit into the opening of the foldable portion of the back panel. 
     
     
       9. The display stand according to  claim 7 , wherein the means for attaching are chosen from the group consisting of a pop rivet and an eyelet.